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‘I Was Adam Lanza’: Chilling Testimony Emerges From an Alleged Former Would-Be Shooter

Dec. 23, 2012 7:12pm Mytheos Holt

Last week, Liza Long’s sensational blog post, entitled “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother,” stirred a response that was both mixed and extraordinary. Now, another series of blog posts, with an even more sensational approach, has hit the internet, courtesy of Newsweek columnist David Frum. The series, entitled “I Was Adam Lanza,” is written by a young person (according to Frum’s tweets, a young man) who claims to have suffered the same urges as the child depicted in “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother” during his teenage years, despite now being a gainfully employed college graduate.

The series is framed in three parts. Part I deals with the author’s apparent interactions with his mother, part II with his own self-diagnosis, and part III with the media and society’s overall reaction to these events. Highlights from the three parts follow:

Like the author of that piece, Liza Long, my mother had no idea what to do about my sudden transformation (in my case, around 16) into a borderline homicidal maniac. Like her son, I used knives to try and make my threats of violence seem more real. Like her son, I would leap out of our car in the middle of the road just to get away from my mother, over the most trivial of offenses. Like her son, I screamed obscenities at my mother shortly after moments of relative peace. And worse than this poor woman’s son, whose mindset toward his peers we can only guess, I will admit that I fantasized multiple times about taking ordnance to my classmates.[...]

Parents, I cannot stress this enough: the healing process starts with you. Not the mental health community. Not the police. Not the government. Not the school. You.[...]

I didn’t act the way I did because I was a sociopath. Yes, I have more difficulty feeling empathy than other people. But I can feel anxiety – acutely – and sociopaths can’t, because their amygdalae don’t function. Moreover, for me, a mass shooting followed by suicide would have been an act of despair, which is something else sociopaths would be unlikely to feel, given that they emotionlessly focus on self-interest.[...]

What was wrong with me, then? If I had a mental illness, it does not have a time. But the results can be described in very simple English: I was socially isolated, and I was smart.[...]

When I was pondering shooting up my school, I rarely thought of doing it out of malice against the other students. The revenge factor would have been an added bonus, but really, what I wanted was for people to agonize over why I’d done it. Then, maybe, they’d see how badly they’d treated me. I’d be a monster, yes, but a monster with a message.[...]

Someone needs to call out the hypocrisy of a media that performs public autopsies on shooters’ psyches for the sake of hand wringing, and yet still covers these kinds of people like they’re dangerous animals instead of deeply damaged human beings. Everyone always wonders what the shooters were thinking before they pulled the trigger.

The confession has stirred a similar reaction to Long’s article, with everyone from comedian Patton Oswalt to talk show host Laura Ingraham reacting to it. However, given the completely anonymous nature of the series’ author, the backlash has been slower to come. Because of the story’s anonymity, though, it does raise questions about the identity of the author, and whether the account given of the author’s childhood is to be trusted.

In any case, the piece has achieved similar levels of attention to Liza Long’s, as it was the most read story on Newsweek’s entire website yesterday, and Part III is currently the second most read story on the site as of today. It looks like the appetite to try and understand who actually perpetrates the sort of crime that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary may not be dead yet.

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Salamander
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 11:58pm
I think ALL who earn their teacher’s certificate should be required to take a firearms course and qualify in the use of a weapon at least every 3 years! Whether they carry or not is up to them and their school–but it inserts the element of uncertainty and surprise that would make a life-and-death difference in a situation like Connecticut! Problem is–EVERYONE I talk to in the education realm worries about the kookie teachers in our schools! Maybe a firearms qualification, along with background and psychological tests would week out the kooks???.

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MrKnowItAll
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 11:48pm
Here is a TRUE story why you should FORGET Mental Hospitals. A kid I went to Catholic School with who was later permanently thrown out of that school. Did all these things….Busted numerous people in the face with Bottles. Off to Mental Hospital, Not Jail. Two weeks free again. Then throws his Father off second story balcony crippling his Father. Off to Mental Hospital, Not Jail. Month Later Freed again. Then Rapes his own sister. Off to Mental Hospital, Not Jail. Out in six Months. Then hits a Bullet with a Hammer shooting a innocent person. Off to Mental Hospital, Not Jail. Out in less then a year. Then holds and Rapes a twelve year old girl for four days. Off to Mental Hospital, Not Jail. Out in less then a year. Then Stand off with police for two days in his parents home. Telling the Police he was not being taken without killing a Police Officer. Finally the kid came running out of the house. Clearly Un-Armed. Ran across the street and was shot 22 times and killed by Police. The Police were SICK of this kid. No one SUED. No Police were Reprimanded. Even though it was on every news station in Michigan clearly showing the kid was not armed. Everyone who knew him, including his own Family, finally could feel SAFE. This Kid did way more then what I already told you. I would have to write a book to put everything he did. Mental Hospitals Kept releasing him.

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- jhrusky
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 12:18am
  So, it would have been better to put him in jail where he could have learned how to harm more people in sneakier ways?
  
  Perhaps some of these kids just need more love and attention from Mom and Dad. Perhaps they need Mom and Dad to be just that instead of a friend. Perhaps they are screaming out all their adolescence for the family life they need instead of being tossed in front of the television, or handed off to the babysitter so Mom and Dad can go out and see their friends and continue to be teenagers.
  
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- Excomunicatedmarine
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 4:45am
  Or jhrusky, they are just unbalanced and beyond help. It happens.
  
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- Excomunicatedmarine
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 4:47am
  jhrusky, please come to any school and help…..we need all the help we can get……start in Watts Kalifornia
  
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- BellaMia7
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:49am
  Sounds like a locked down mental institution was where he belonged – but just not released.
  
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- CABERNETQHS
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:47am
  Or perhaps he was just a bad seed.
  
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- jhrusky
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 3:44pm
  @ excommunicated marine
  
  “Or jhrusky, they are just unbalanced and beyond help. It happens.”
  “jhrusky, please come to any school and help…..we need all the help we can get……start in Watts Kalifornia”
  
  Actually, I do help in the area I live in. If you live in Watts, that’s your place to help.
  
  Certainly there are unbalanced people, there are insane people, there are sane people who just ‘snap’, and there are those that live the criminal life. But, I defy you to prove that you can correctly paint everyone with the same brush.
  
  In looking at the culture of today as compared with that of the 1970s, the major change is that the traditional family is nearly extinct. This certainly can be a cause for a lot of these problems. Many in my generation (children of the 60s/70s) apparently screwed up with their children. Perhaps it was rebellion that they never stopped, or drugs that they never gave up, or just the feeling of “if it feels good, do it” never left them. i.e., they never grew up and learned responsibility.
  
  I did my share of drugs (and many others’ share, too!), and I felt good a lot of times, but when it came time for responsibility, I shaped up and never looked back. Unfortunately, I don’t think a lot of people did. Now, they want to blame psychology or guns or something else, but I firmly believe the problem is lack of family values.
  
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Clausvons
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 10:43pm
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
School debate team
Church youth groups
Church Choir
Regular Attendance at Church
Little League Baseball
Organized sports
Camping and fishing with family and friends

These are only a few of the activities that help young people develop a sense of self-esteem and belonging (see Maslows Hierarchy of Needs).

Of course parents, teachers, pastors, guidance counselors and school principals don’t notice the social outcast until he or she becomes a “shooter”. Then they wonder why such a thing could happen. They just can’t seem to understand that the “shooter” is not and never was a part of his target group. He or she has never identified, nor empathized with peers or society in general.

Now, comes the casual observer who has no critical thinking skills, and who finds glee in verbalizing their own myopic “pet solution” to the shooting without realizing the shooting is only the culmination of a lot of events that went unnoticed by a myriad of folks who were not paying much attention.

Yep, that is just about what is happening right now.

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- jhrusky
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 12:22am
  Why do the parents, teachers, pastors, guidance counselors and school principals not notice there are problems lurking? That seems to be the crux of the matter. Obviously, many of these kids come from dysfunctional families, but someone, somewhere along the line should be seeing the possible social problems. Is it simply a matter of “I don’t want to get involved”?
  
  We need to recognize and help with these sort of kids before a problem arises.
  
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- Exiled
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 3:31am
  Oh, the teachers and admin notice these student LONG before they become an issue. But it is no longer acceptable for adults to show an interest in the lives of students. Teachers (especially male) can no longer open their classrooms at lunch to let students hang out without fear of being thought of as a pedophile. No longer can a teacher say, “so how’s your day going?” and actually care about the response.
  
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- Wilhelmus
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 5:14am
  You put it perfectly, just replied to guitarspook along the same lines. Thank you. There is a reason why we have so much mental illness and childhood obesity in called a sedate lifestyle. Kids need activity learn to estimate risk and danger. “What do you mean a dead person stands up again?” was once asked to me by one of the kids I take care of. Reality is to be able to understand that danger can have fatal consequences. Risks can be taken safely. Other humans have value and can help overcome obstacles etc. etc.
  
  The further we get removed from human interaction (and Church) the more we will see outbursts like we have seen in the past. And all the activities you mentioned are great for kids girls just as good as boys.
  
  Thank you, great job!
  
  Here’s one more thing, In God’s name can we please start to change the school system to understand that boys are boys and girls are girls. Boys learn differently than girls, a boys learning is based on experimenting falling getting up, constructing, risk assessment through experience. By feminizing the school system we are creating nightmares for boys so much so that they don’t want to go to school any longer. Please educators, get it already, All the school shootings have been happening since the feminization of the school system, the first person shooting computer games and the minimization of the male value in society! (sorry my rant)
  
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- jhrusky
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 3:46pm
  @ exiled
  
  “Oh, the teachers and admin notice these student LONG before they become an issue. But it is no longer acceptable for adults to show an interest in the lives of students. Teachers (especially male) can no longer open their classrooms at lunch to let students hang out without fear of being thought of as a pedophile. No longer can a teacher say, “so how’s your day going?” and actually care about the response.”
  
  Excellent point. That certainly seems like it could, at the very least, be a major part of the problem. So, how do we fix that?
  
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- Exiled
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 1:05am
  Fixing it would involve TRUST. The media is leading society to not trust people in authority (except the Federal Government, it seems). Every rare incident of a teacher abusing somebody, or a police officer, or whatever – even if they’ve been retired for 40 years – is played ad-nausium. Nobody trusts anybody, anymore, and I don’t know how to fix that.
  
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jungle J
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 10:11pm
monsters deserve death.

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- loneindividual
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 10:17pm
  Some people are born Monsters…who don’t give themselves a chance.
  
  Look deeper and you’ll see a wretched soul lost in darkness.
  
  True Monsters have no Hope for others. They only see their own future.
  
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ronin_6
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 9:41pm
These are the words of 16-year-old Luke Woodham who killed two and injured 7 students at Pearl High in 1997.
“I am not insane, I am angry. I killed because people like me are mistreated every day. I did this to show society, push us and we will push back. … All throughout my life, I was ridiculed, always beaten, always hated. Can you, society, truly blame me for what I do? Yes, you will. … It was not a cry for attention, it was not a cry for help. It was a scream in sheer agony saying that if you can’t pry your eyes open, if I can’t do it through pacifism, if I can’t show you through the displaying of intelligence, then I will do it with a bullet.”

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- loneindividual
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 10:09pm
  He wouldn’t have done what he did, if he realized that people hurt him…cuz they were hurting themselves.
  
  How can he expect others to stop hurting him if he gave up hope and started hurting others?
  
  He wanted to wake people up….so do I….but that’s the pain God himself has to bear….watching his own children kill eachother for no reason.
  
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- FormerLEAcademyInstructor
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 10:33pm
  Yes, the seeds of homicidal hatred are planted early, perhaps before birth, e.g., alcohol fetal syndrome. crack babies, etc. If you not seen a 16-year old with cognitive disabilities on a caffinated 3-day Red Bull rage then you are in for a treat. Anger is merely symptomatic of the lack of unconditional positive regard these perpetrators have felt most of their lives. The media simply feeds upon and exploits the outcomes by glamorizing the quick and efficient ways to express one’s anger. If those from WW2 were the ‘greatest generation’ then we ‘baby boomers’ were the most indulged. And now our children and grandchildren are killing and abusing our great-grandchildren. The Allstate ad right next to this reply box says it best: Protect Yourself From Mayhem.
  
  Amen to that!
  
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- Acena
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 11:59pm
  In Eric Harris’s 1998 yearbook, Klebold wrote “my wrath for January’s incident will be GOD-LIKE. Not to mention our revenge in the commons.”
  
  Seniors that had bullied harassed and demoralized Eric Harris and Dylan Kliebold since 8th grade pelted them with “ketchup-covered tampons” in the commons (cafeteria) in January .
  Dylan told his mother that it was the worst day of his life.
  
  On the day of the massacre, Klebold wore a black T-shirt which had the word “WRATH” printed in red.
  On the day of the massacre, Harris wore a white T-shirt with the words “Natural selection” printed in black.
  In his journal, Harris mentioned his admiration of what he imagined to be natural selection, and wrote that he would like to put everyone in a super Doom game and see to it that the weak die and the strong live.
  
  They both displayed themes of violence in their creative writing projects for school; of a Doom-based tale written by Harris on January 17, 1999, Harris’s teacher said: “Yours is a unique approach and your writing works in a gruesome way—good details and mood setting.
  
  In journal entries, the pair often wrote about events such as the Oklahoma City bombing, the Waco Siege, the Vietnam War, and other similar events, including blurbs and notes on how they wished to “outdo” these events, focusing especially on what Timothy McVeigh did in Oklahoma City. They mentioned how they would like to leave a lasting impression on the world with this kind of violence.
  
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- jhrusky
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 12:26am
  @ acena
  
  Yes, you’re correct. Those 2 kids were tortured much of their lives by their peers AND some of the teachers as well. Those teachers that looked the other way while classmates were pelting them with objects and hurling insults are just as guilty as the spoiled brats that did the tossing and insulting.
  
  While this does not justify what they did, it certainly sheds light on how someone could finally ‘snap’ when treated that way for so many years. The sad part is the media and public didn’t want to discuss what others had done to them prior to this and wanted to twist the conversation towards guns, parents and the 2 kids being the sole problems. Until one steps up and admits the causes, there is no way to address and correct them.
  
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- Captain Crunch
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 3:55am
  @Acena
  I personally know Dylan Kliebold’s brother. The man is a fruit loop. Same upbringing….same madness.
  
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- Acena
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 1:25pm
  With Columbine everyone had a chance to discuss the degraded state of our educational system ,the nightmare and consequences of cruel bullying , drug abuse and terrorism of children in school.
  
  The MSM and politicians completely ignored the cause and event effect that occurred .
  They turned the victims into saints and the killers into bad heroes .Fault of the guns. Move on.
  
  No bullying isn’t an excuse for murder but by denying it existed they ensured it would continue and another shooting would occur.
  
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ares338
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 9:00pm
Anyone can lay claim to have had those urges. Quit giving this anymore attention!

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- borismolly
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 9:42pm
  I agree. This does not ring true and it cheapens the discussion of mental illness that is so important in this country. After your child turns 18 it is very difficult to get help for him. In CT there is a problem finding available and appropriate professionals. This looks to me like another attention seeker looking for his moment.
  
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- loneindividual
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 10:13pm
  attention seekers?
  
  Read this numb nuts.
  
  Luke 14:10-11
  
  Exalting yourself by Abasing others….takes many forms.
  
  Unless you have something meaningful to teach, you’re not helping anyone…much less yourself.
  
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loneindividual
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:58pm
I had really dark moments where I thought & even felt about killing everyone in my house and the neighborhood…and worse. (although in school I was suspected of something….It never entered my heart or mind)

I discovered “Berserking” at the age of 13 and I was terrified of my own power. (I had increased strength and resistance to pain.) All my life I was haunted by dark spirits. (no, I’m not schizophrenic)

My understanding of Darkness and Evil progressed from Fury (awash of anger, hatred, & want of violence) to Pure Nihilism.

In elemental terms….a burning fire…to bitter iron.

The moment Iron forms in the heart of a Star…it dies. It’s a scientific fact.

What’s true for a Star is true for all that lives. My heart was rusting.

I would have been Adam Lanza.

Without God…I would have not had an Anchor/Rock to save me….that and a girl….and my sense of self….along with the remaining love I had in my heart.

I have no more Anchors in this world. I no longer pray. I’ll never see her again. I only have my sense of self…and the burning embers of my love, stoked by the cold of despair that can only remind me of the warmth of Charity that burned in my heart.

I am an introvert & isolationist. I would rather drink the bitterness of my blood and woe of my tears.

My Heart…is an unhealing wound.

If you could listen to the silent screams of my soul…you’d hear these deafening words.

Be Ok.

For me, there is no such thing as broken

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- hi
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 9:12pm
  Dondickerman.net
  
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- loneindividual
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 9:16pm
  For me, there is no such thing as broken minds. Only broken hearts.
  
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- hi
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 11:19pm
  If u did beserk ng you allowed pigs into your body and you need to get rid of them. Even Christians can be oppressed by deamons but not possessed by them. Read don’s book about getting rid of the pigs.
  
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missdagnytaggart
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:52pm
The guy who did Newtown was pure evil, plain and simple. I wish the media would stop giving that monster so much air time because they are just encouraging all the other little godless monsters out there.

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- jhrusky
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 12:30am
  No, he was screaming for help for a long time before he snapped.
  The media should discuss ways to help others who are on that path instead of demonizing some tool that is used to cause mayhem. Children think different than adults in many ways and we need to recognize that and then actually get involved when someone you know just doesn’t seem ‘right’.
  
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P4cooler
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:34pm
It is very good he never followed that dark path. As you get older you realize how totally unimportant classmates opinions or belonging to a clic is. I was bullied. I was a klutz, always the last person to be picked when we formed teams for gym class. Yes, when I got my Chevy Nova I felt like plowing through the playground to “get some of these turkeys” that made me miserable. I’m glad I didn’t go that far. Today…. I look back and kind of laugh. I was upset over pure NOTHING. I am learning and growing all my life. Anyway…. who ever you may be Great Job Budd!

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- The_Pointy_End
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 9:37pm
  @P4Cooler
  Talking from experience – go to your 20 year class reunion and find out how your life turned out better than theirs. Most bullies do not turn out successful.
  
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hi
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:26pm
Geez! He was a Satan worshipper! I don’t think there is much more than that which cause one to shoot little children!
This is giving ammunition to schools to blame victims for being shy and to label them as future killers rather than to kick the bullies out of school immediately!!
I know 4-5 kids who were being bullied and the school blamed them not the jerk! Ridiculous. Have severe discipline for the bullies.
In fact someone invent secret camera shirts where a victim can put his bully’s actions on You tube. Otherwise, the school will do nothing and the bulky won’t stop.

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- TEOTWASWKI
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:55am
  I know 4-5 kids who were being bullied and the school blamed them not the jerk!
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  This is a very common practice, it’s much easier to get the victims to leave you alone than it is to get the bullies to leave the victims alone.
  
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aproudinfidel
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:18pm
Isn’t it bad enough that this tragedy happened? Or that the media won’t let go of their anti-gun insanity? Now some wackjob from Newsweek (thank God it’s not printed anymore) has to fan the flames with what may or may not even be true statements? We are doomed.

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Polarized America
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:09pm
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Monk… i hope it was a close friend ..lol
looks like the Reply option blew a fuse. another bug when they disappear ?

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- The-Monk
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:19pm
  It was my roommate. A cold front came through and we closed up the house. The central heating blew that nasty bug all over the house.
  
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chips1
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:08pm
After Christmas, I sure would like to see 50% of the children stay away until they are protected. I just wonder if there are that many family units out there.

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- Exiled
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 3:58am
  Heavens, no. It will take more than students being slaughtered to get parents to stop sending their children to school.
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:04pm
Hi MONK, must be at only in the mornings and evenings for the moment.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:08pm
  yep MONK, that was fast!
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:13pm
  Hi RJJ,
  
  Yep, they’re on the ball tonight. : )
  
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gyro
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:00pm
Cleaned up in 30 seconds !!!!
Monk is the MAN !!!!!!

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- The-Monk
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:12pm
  Hi Gyro,
  
  Not me, that’s The Blaze staff. I’m trying to shut them down completely. They’re still a few stragglers left that don’t want to… well, cooperate. : )
  
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gyro
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:58pm
you cant fix mental problens with a bandade
wont obama care be fun
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off topic just quick report the spamers they will get tired and move some place else
merry xmas* sofiaparhami*

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Polarized America
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:51pm
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i sure do Monk….. btw..how ya doing ?…i hope i didn’t drive you crazy the other day ../;-)

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- The-Monk
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:59pm
  Hi Polarized America,
  
  I’m OK except I caught a cold from a friend. It’s been so long I forgot what it’s like.
  
  Crazy? Not at all. : )
  
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ProgressiveDeist267
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:45pm
The shooting was a sad event. However, everyone needs to realize this happened because Adam Lanza had mental problems. It wasn’t because of religion, video games or movies, etc. We need to better help Americans with mental problems. That way we can avoid these terrible events.

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KeystoneState
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:42pm
Sheesh, trust, but verify.

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The-Monk
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:40pm
Hi Polarized America,

I’m working on it…. It has been a lot better you must agree. : )

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Polarized America
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:38pm
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…They’re back ….;-(

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DougHuffman
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:32pm
Believe nothing that you read or hear without verifying it yourself unless it fits your preexisting world view (this latter clause excuses the invincibly monolithic).

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sta
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:30pm
Get your child out of the Lord of the Flies atmosphere.
Homeschool.

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- NOT A CRAZY
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:38pm
  The idiots have already been trying to blame homeschool for this maniac.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:15pm
  There was damage done to Adam Lanza by bullying. It does not only happen in highschool.
  
  The computer club teacher said there was no physical bullying, but he did not state that there was no bullying. He hedged his words. Either he admits that some might have gone on that he didn’t see or in other classrooms not under his supervision.
  
  Bullying could have happened at recess in grade school & the teachers on the playground not have “seen” it. They can’t see everything & some teachers just don’t care.
  
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- borismolly
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 9:55pm
  I had a son with special needs in the public school system. It was a struggle trying to get some flexibility in his program in spite of the fact that he supposedly had an individualized education program. I kept hearing from the special needs director how great their program was and yet I was called every couple of days and told to take my son home because he was unable to stay in class (one that was completely over his head but his “plan” said he was to stay there for 20 minutes.) The director said people were moving into our district because of the reputation of the special needs program. (not likely) I hear this from other parents about the school systems they are in. The administration is so busy protecting their precious programs that only work on paper they forget about the kids. We need magnet schools, charter schools, creative schools, affordable private schools that compete with the plodding, bureaucrat run, monolithic institutions that don’t work for far too many. We have no idea what went on in Adam’s mind,re or at home or what his parents attempted to do…..no one does. But of course, that doesn’t stop our politicians and special interest groups and media from pontificating ad nauseum about what to do. No need for facts. Unintended consequences here we come. It quickly becomes about anything but the kids.
  
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- Exiled
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 4:33am
  Homeschooling is not necessarily about removing children from the “bullying” environment. It’s about teaching your children how to cope with all ages and all types of people. School clump students by age, which is not exactly the best way to learn coping strategies – they need adults (not just 1 for every 30) that can guide them and help them. I understand the arguments for sending a child to a public school, but I don’t think people are honest in their priorities. How many parents stayed home while their child went off to school last week – trusting that somebody else would care and protect their children – while they stayed at home? I realize many work, but I can think of very few that I personally know that do. Most stay home and “clean” or “run errands”.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:05am
  borismolly
  I have a second cousin or 2nd cousin once removed that was able to read\ in 3rd grade. The teachers said he was stupid. Well they have euphemisms for that now, so they can throw up their hands & say someone is stupid & appear to be completely respectable people. And we should believe these teachers because they went to 4 years of college and had many of the humanities course we did. Of course they had a few extra childhood education courses & maybe 1 or 2 more psych courses. That makes all the difference. That makes them comparatively Einstein with us playing the village idi0t. In short we must take the teacher’s word for it.
  
  Well the overwhelmed parents did nothing. But the determined grandparent enrolled the kid into a parochial school. He now reads.
  
  I would rather have a bag full of cow manure than the service of those particular public school teachers. At least the cow manure is useful as fertilizer.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:25am
  Exiled
  
  I never looked at it that way. It is interesting. Before mass education kids were around adults every day in more than the 1:30 or 1:20 ratio. Traditionally, in Georgia (Caucasus Mountains) grandparents take care of the kids. You have a lot more adults in that situation.
  Glad I read your post.
  
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progressiveslayers
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:28pm
The author is probably Frum,I wouldn’t be a bit surprised.

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- BODYBAG
  Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:11pm
  My first thoughts too. These media wh*res are ALWAYS looking for an angle.
  I wouldnt be a bit surprised if it were a fabricated piece of BS ginned up to get
  more web traffic and attention.
  
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NOT A CRAZY
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:24pm
Take God out of America, throw away the whipping stink, feed children pills galore, feed children unlimited amounts of violent video games, feed children unlimited amounts of violent TV and movies, feed children lies about how they can do no wrong, feed children lies about how there are no winners or losers and what you end up with are cold-blooded murdering sociopathic maniacs.

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